IRVINE, Calif. (June 28, 2018) – Mazda Team Joest will need to beat the Prototype competition in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship – and near triple-digit temperatures – for six hours this weekend at the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen.

In complete contrast to the city streets and concrete walls of the previous IMSA race on Belle Isle in Detroit, Watkins Glen International is a permanent road circuit featuring high-speed corners and rolling terrain. Located near Seneca Lake in upstate New York, the teams competing in this weekend’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen will also be facing ambient temperatures approaching 100 degrees on race day. That high heat will add to the challenge that the six Mazda Team Joest drivers will face, as it will add another level of stress to the drivers on a circuit that is already mentally and physically demanding.

Mazda captured a podium finish in the Mazda RT24-P at last season’s Six Hours of The Glen with drivers Jonathan Bomarito, Spencer Pigot and Tristan Nunez. Bomarito and Pigot will team again, this time with Harry Tincknell, in the No. 55 Mazda RT24-P while Nunez will share the No. 77 Castrol/ModSpace Mazda RT24-P with Oliver Jarvis and Rene Rast. Jarvis, Rast and Tincknell will be making their first appearance at the 3.4-mile, 11-turn circuit that is a favorite of the drivers in the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar championship.

Jarvis and Nunez are seeking their second podium finish of the season, following their third-place finish at Mid-Ohio.

The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 on Sunday, July 1 from 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM EST.